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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 4637756" data-attributes="member: 996">There are 5 kinds of wizard spells:Cantrips:  You know all of these and can use each as often as you like.At Will Attack spells:  You know two of these (three if human) and can use each as often as you like.Encounter Attack Spells:  You know one of these at first level, and can use it once per encounter.  Daily Attack Spells:  You can use one of these at first level, but 'know' two that you have recorded in your spellbook.  At the end of each extended rest (ie begining of each 'day') you pick one of those two to use that day.  You get to use it once, then it's gone.  Expanded spellbook gives you a third spell to choose from in your book.Utility Spells:  You don't start with these, but can use one starting at 2nd level.  As with daily attack spells, you pick two of them that go into your spellbook, and choose one to prepare for the day, you can use that one spell as often as it allows (1/encounter or 1/day, in the case of 2nd level wizard utilities).  Expanded Spellbook does not affect your utilities.As you level up, you gain more encounter, daily, and utility powers.  All characters gain the same number of powers.  Wizards, though, when they gain a new daily or utility power get to put two such powers in thier books and choose one of those two as the power of that level that they can use that day.The spellbook is a nod to the classic flavor of the magic-user, who 'memorized' spells.  But, it has no effect on how many spells a wizard can actually use while adventuring.  Wizards get exactly the same number of at-will attack, encounter attack, daily attack & utility powers as every other class.  There's a chart early in the PH showing levels and the number of powers you get at a given level.</blockquote>

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